Quirky Kikkerland Opens Its First Retail Store

Kikkerland, a New York company that has been selling quirky, colorful accessories for more than 20 years, has opened its first retail store. The shop — a 1,000-square-foot space in the West Village — offers the company’s entire collection, including lightning-bolt-shaped power strips and bottle openers resembling Mexican wrestlers, along with products from other manufacturers. Kevin Brynan, an owner of the home store Mxyplyzyk, which closed its Greenwich Avenue location last year after more than two decades, was hired to assist in the creation. “I was actually one of their first customers,” in the early ’90s, Mr. Brynan said, adding that he and Kikkerland’s owner, Jan van der Lande, have long shared an appreciation for amusing design. The store’s interior, designed by FormNation, is as playful as the products, with display structures shaped like buildings, tables reminiscent of haphazardly stacked boxes and a central shelving unit that doubles as a floor-to-ceiling ladder to nowhere. Kikkerland is at 493 Avenue of the Americas (West 13th Street). Information: 212-678-2250 or kikkerland.com.